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>SUPPLIER OF POACHED SEA TURTLE TRADE TO BALI

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>Kendari, 27 February 2008

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>Press Release

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>SOUTH EAST SULAWESI, THE SUPPLIER OF POACHED SEA TURTLE TRADE TO BALI

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>An investigation in 2007 by ProFauna Indonesia

>showed the green sea turtle poaching for trade

>is still continuing in South East Sulawesi,

>Indonesia. This investigation was conducted by

>ProFauna in collaboration with WSPA (the World

>Society for the Protection of Animals) which

>recorded around 1,115 green turtles (Chelonia

>mydas) are caught from the wild every year in

>the region.

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>Most of them are poached in the Wakatobi

>National Park areas. Some are caught in Moramo,

>Ereke, and Tikep regions. The majority of the

>poached turtles are smuggled to Bali. The high

>demand of turtle meat in Bali increases the

>poaching in South East Sulawesi. In a year,

>there are two or three shipments.

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>I Wayan Wiradnyana, ProFauna’s Sea Turtle

>Campaign Coordinator, stated, “Although the Sea

>turtle trade in South East Sulawesi has

>drastically decreased since 2006 the rangers and

>police must remain alert since the smuggling

>still goes on enroute to Bali”. On 28 December

>2007, the police siezed 12 green sea turtles

>from a trader in Bali which were suspected to

>have been smuggled from South East Sulawesi.

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>Law enforcement is the key to stop the illegal

>trade of sea turtles. It effects greatly in Bali

>and some areas in Sulawesi. The government must

>control the Wakatobi National Park as it becomes

>the sea turtle poaching site.

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>Indonesia is an important country in the global

>sea turtle conservation. Six out of seven sea

>turtle species in the world are indigenous to

>Indonesian waters. They are green sea turtle

>(Chelonia mydas), the hawksbill turtle

>(Eretmochelys imbricata), the olive ridley

>(Lepidochelys olivacea), the loggerhead sea

>turtle (Caretta caretta), the leatherback turtle

>(Dermochelys coriacea), and the flatback turtle

>(Natator depressus).

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>All sea turtle species are protected by

>Indonesian wildlife law, as stated in the 1990

>legislation concerning the Natural Resource and

>Ecosystem Conservations. The protected wildlife

>trade, including sea turtle and its parts is

>prohibited. The offenders are liable to a

>maximum five-year prison term and a maximum 100

>million Rupiah fine.

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>EDITOR NOTES:

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>ProFauna Indonesia is a wildlife protection

>organization which has been conducting many

>campaigns again the sea turtle trade since 1999.

>On 27 February 2008, ProFauna launches the

>investigation report on the sea turtle trade by

>staging a demonstration campaign in Kendari

>city, South East Sulawesi. If you need pictures

>of the demonstration please contact:

>Butet A. Sitohang

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>ProFauna International

>International Communication Officer

>mail: <internationalinternational

>mobile: +6281333899741

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